Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1865 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1865
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2684
in 2013
All-time low
0.1435
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

00.10.20.32008201520232008: 0.1442009: 0.1982010: 0.2342011: 0.1792012: 0.2642013: 0.2682014: 0.2642015: 0.1442016: 0.1542017: 0.1592018: 0.1652019: 0.1692021: 0.1442023: 0.186

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama is 0.1865, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.2684 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1435, in 2015.

That places Panama 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1441
2009 0.1975 +37.1%
2010 0.2341 +18.5%
2011 0.1785 -23.7%
2012 0.2641 +47.9%
2013 0.2684 +1.6%
2014 0.2638 -1.7%
2015 0.1435 -45.6%
2016 0.154 +7.3%
2017 0.1594 +3.5%
2018 0.1646 +3.3%
2019 0.1685 +2.4%
2021 0.1439 -14.6%
2023 0.1865 +29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1708 0.1441 0.1975 2
2010s 0.1999 0.1435 0.2684 10
2020s 0.1652 0.1439 0.1865 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2159 compare
  2. 25 Chile 0.2103 compare
  3. 26 Peru 0.2037 compare
  4. 28 Honduras 0.1793 compare
  5. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1689 compare
  6. 30 Kazakhstan 0.1681 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.1865 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2684 in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1435 in 2015.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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